Arabic Style Rice with Lamb Meat

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs finely chopped lean lamb or 1 1/2 lbs ground lamb
• 2 cups long grain rice (Basmati is excellent)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 1/2 cups boiling chicken broth or 3 1/2 cups boiling water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon saffron (for color with chicken broth) (optional)
• 1/2 cup pine nuts (pignoli nuts) (optional)

Directions

1. Brown lightly lamb meat in butter.

Add salt and spices and stir for 2 minutes.

1. Add two cups rice, stir and add the 3½ boiling Chicken Broth and mix well.

Bring to Boil.

1. Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender and water is absorbed.
2. Let cool for ½ hour and put in large serving dish and ready to serve.
3. You can serve with natural plain yogurt if desired.

(optional).

1. in the meantime rice is cooling saute ½ cup pine nuts (pignoli nuts)in 3-4 tbs. olive oil or vegetable oil until light brown.
2. Decorate rice and meat dish with the sauted pine nuts and serve.

Nutrition

Fat: 14.2 Calories: 466.5 Saturated Fat: 7.1 Sodium: 1349.8 Fiber: 0.9 Sugar: 0.6 Carbohydrate: 50.1 Cholesterol: 88 Protein: 31.2